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... King River and through the gorge . Lynch climbed Mt Jukes while his mates washed £ 1 worth of gold in the Queen River . It wasn't good enough , and the wiry Irishman walked overland to Waratah , where he bought an interest in the ...
... King River and through the gorge . Lynch climbed Mt Jukes while his mates washed £ 1 worth of gold in the Queen River . It wasn't good enough , and the wiry Irishman walked overland to Waratah , where he bought an interest in the ...
Page 69
... King River to its tributary , the Queen , and upstream to the reduction works site in the Queen Valley . At first sight the King River seemed impossible . A 3 ′ 6 ′′ gauge railway track might follow the meanderings of the river just ...
... King River to its tributary , the Queen , and upstream to the reduction works site in the Queen Valley . At first sight the King River seemed impossible . A 3 ′ 6 ′′ gauge railway track might follow the meanderings of the river just ...
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... King River . In June 1894 the outlook was so bleak that the directors seri- ously considered building a tramline of ... King River , where barges could ship the copper to Strahan . When smelting yielded profits , the company could scrap ...
... King River . In June 1894 the outlook was so bleak that the directors seri- ously considered building a tramline of ... King River , where barges could ship the copper to Strahan . When smelting yielded profits , the company could scrap ...
Contents
A Silver Lining | 6 |
gorge 1896 | 39 |
Miners gathered at the mouth of the bonanza tunnel | 74 |
Copyright | |
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